DharmaPragya
Mandala 5, Hymn 35
Containing 8 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 5, Hymn 35, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
यस्ते॒ साधि॒ष्ठोऽव॑स॒ इन्द्र॒ क्रतु॒ष्टमा भ॑र अ॒स्मभ्यं॑ चर्षणी॒सहं॒ सस्निं॒ वाजे॑षु दु॒ष्टर॑म्
"INDRA, for our assistance bring that most effectual power of thine, Which conquers men for us, and wins the spoil, invincible in fight."
Mandala 5, Hymn 35, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
यदि॑न्द्र ते॒ चत॑स्रो॒ यच्छू॑र॒ सन्ति॑ ति॒स्रः यद्वा॒ पञ्च॑ क्षिती॒नामव॒स्तत्सु न॒ आ भ॑र
"Indra, whatever aids be thine, four be they, or, O Hero, three, Or those of the Five Tribes of men, bring quickly all that help to us."
Mandala 5, Hymn 35, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ तेऽवो॒ वरे॑ण्यं॒ वृष॑न्तमस्य हूमहे वृष॑जूति॒र्हि ज॑ज्ञि॒ष आ॒भूभि॑रिन्द्र तु॒र्वणिः॑
"The aid most excellent of thee the Mightiest hitherward we call, For thou wast born with hero might, conquering, Indra, with the Strong."
Mandala 5, Hymn 35, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
वृषा॒ ह्यसि॒ राध॑से जज्ञि॒षे वृष्णि॑ ते॒ शवः॑ स्वक्ष॑त्रं ते धृ॒षन्मनः॑ सत्रा॒हमि॑न्द्र॒ पौंस्य॑म्
"Mighty to prosper us wast thou born, and mighty is the strength thou hast. In native power thy soul is firm: thy valour, Indra, slays a host."
Mandala 5, Hymn 35, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
त्वं तमि॑न्द्र॒ मर्त्य॑ममित्र॒यन्त॑मद्रिवः स॒र्व॒र॒था श॑तक्रतो॒ नि या॑हि शवसस्पते
"O Ṣatakratu, Lord of Strength, O Indra, Caster of the Stone. With all thy chariot's force assail the man who shows himself thy foe."
Mandala 5, Hymn 35, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
त्वामिद्वृ॑त्रहन्तम॒ जना॑सो वृ॒क्तब॑र्हिषः उ॒ग्रं पू॒र्वीषु॑ पू॒र्व्यं हव॑न्ते॒ वाज॑सातये
"For, Mightiest Vr̥itra-slayer, thee, fierce, foremost among many, folk Whose sacred grass is trimmed invite to battle where the spoil is won."
Mandala 5, Hymn 35, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒स्माक॑मिन्द्र दु॒ष्टरं॑ पुरो॒यावा॑नमा॒जिषु॑ स॒यावा॑नं॒ धने॑धने वाज॒यन्त॑मवा॒ रथ॑म्
"Indra, do thou protect our car that mingles foremost in the fights, That bears its part in every fray, invincible and seeking spoil."
Mandala 5, Hymn 35, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒स्माक॑मि॒न्द्रेहि॑ नो॒ रथ॑मवा॒ पुरं॑ध्या व॒यं श॑विष्ठ॒ वार्यं॑ दि॒वि श्रवो॑ दधीमहि दि॒वि स्तोमं॑ मनामहे
"Come to us, Indra, and protect our car with thine intelligence. May we, O Mightiest One, obtain excellent fame at break of day, and meditate our hymn at dawn."